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A comment on Python Enhancement Proposal 495: Local Time Disambiguation. Parent comment

Re:Python Enhancement Proposal 495: Local Time Disambiguation by akvadrako on Friday August 21, 2015 @08:20AM (#10096991)
I would disagree. UTC is ambiguous and unpredictable. Computers should really be based on GPST (seconds since 1980-Jan-6 UTC).
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Re:Python Enhancement Proposal 495: Local Time Disambiguation by ubernostrum on Friday August 21, 2015 @09:36AM (#10097304)
If you want to be pedantic about getting rid of unpredictability in your time measurement, use TAI.
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Re:Python Enhancement Proposal 495: Local Time Disambiguation by heinrich5991 on Friday August 21, 2015 @05:27PM (#10100368)
That's defined as TAI minus some seconds, just go for TAI. :)
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